The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-31
R. MEETING. \ !.
STATE OFFICIALS IN COUNCIL
Al Fairmont Saturday Enc ouragipg Pro.
Ersss of the Organization in West Virginia
Just Now-some Good Work Laid Out
for tho Post, In tho wintor. II Z,

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A meeting Of the Department olEicera
Of the g. a. R. was hold at Fairmont
Saturday forenoon at which were present
Department Commander Gen. Lee Hay.
mond, Senior Vice Department Com.
mander Gen. r. L. Fleming, Assistant
Quartsrmas!er.G General Col. Thomas O.
Miller, Chief Mustorlng Officer Capt T. A.
Fleming, Post Commander Col. j. w.
shrayer, Of Mead Post No. 8, and Assis.
tsnt Adiutan! General F. H. Crago. The
object oil the meeting WAS to compare
notes md to consult as to proper methods
TO insure tho futuro prosperity and growth
Of the order. Reports from the various
Poa.s Of tho Department show tho ordor
to be in a most prosperous condition. One
year ago tho reports showed but q little
over 1000 Of membership, while the
report for tho quarter ending September
so, II all posts report, will roach 1900
menberH. tltE7 7E'..i :
Counting the membership Of the new
posts organized nince then there 10 ut
present membership OF moro than 5000
comrades. There are come six or aevsn
blank applications for Chsrtera out, which
will swell the number considerably, 40
9oms Of thos0 new posts about to bo orgs.
n!zsd will start oil at once with a large
membership. 4; y s. 20
All the posts throughout tho Depart
meut arc urged 10 hold entertainments and
camp6res during tho winter months, and
thus replonish their trsasuries In order
that q permanent relioE fund may bs cs.
tablished In every post. The time Ia COM
ing when ouch fund will be needed, and
1t 10 tho duty OF every post IN the Depart.
mont not only to zee to 1t that such fund
isstarted, hut that 1t Is made aalarga as poe.
aible. Friends outside OF the order will
gladly did In the establishment OF such q
fund by ratronizing campGres, bean bakes,
etc. t'.;g 5Et',Es;, 3}glT,'
The outlook Is very gratifying 10 the
officers, aud this year promises to be even
more prosperous one than last year. 1t
10 hoped by the comrades that evary old
Boldior in, tho Department. will feel II not
only privilege but a duty to Join with
them In the grand work OF "Fraternity,
IChsrity and Loyalty" which mus. not only
(AN"No -" pSstSA 'uoi Wv poIteE ultu Ill
every way. .s. i55 81 '3i' u
The next meeting Of the Department
Encampment will be held st Weston, in
tho latter part OF April next, and 1t is con.
hdently expected that ut that time the
membership will number 1000 comrades.
all West Virginia soldiers who have not
40 yet received their medals can get them
BY writing to Thomas @. Miller, Asaistant
Qlsrtermsater General, at Fsirmont. He
has them all nicely arranged in envelopel
ready to send out when called for. Wild.
ows aud orphans arc entitled to their hus.
bands or fathers medala, and they can be
procured by sending for them. Theme
medals were turned ovar to the G. A. R.
for distribution, and every proasible effort
ia being made by Col. Miller to have them
reach their proper destination. He is re.
ceiving lettera from comrades all over the
country asking for their medals. "a
l A circular letter will soon be issued to
all the posts in the Department. concern.
ing these medals. r. 4. IS